[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 865 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 865

Honoring Tracy K. Smith for her selection by the Librarian of Congress 
as the 22d Poet Laureate of the United States and recognizing her great 
                            accomplishments.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2018

 Mr. Takano (for himself, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Schiff, Ms. 
    Moore, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. McNerney, and Mr. Smith of 
 Washington) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                 the Committee on House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Honoring Tracy K. Smith for her selection by the Librarian of Congress 
as the 22d Poet Laureate of the United States and recognizing her great 
                            accomplishments.

Whereas Tracy K. Smith was born April 16, 1972, in Falmouth, Massachusetts, and 
        raised in Fairfield, California;
Whereas Tracy K. Smith earned a B.A. in English and American Literature and 
        Afro-American studies from Harvard College in 1994;
Whereas Tracy K. Smith earned a M.F.A. in creative writing from Columbia 
        University in 1997;
Whereas Tracy K. Smith is the author of four books of poetry and one of book of 
        prose: ``The Body's Question'' (2003), ``Duende'' (2007), ``Life on 
        Mars'' (2011), ``Ordinary Light'' (2016), and ``Wade in the Water'' 
        (2018);
Whereas Tracy K. Smith has received numerous awards, fellowships, and other 
        gestures of recognition, including the Cave Canem Poetry Prize, Rona 
        Jaffe Foundation Writer's Award, Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation Writer's 
        Award, James Laughlin Award of the Academy of American Poets, Essence 
        Magazine Literary Award, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Academy Fellowship 
        of the Academy of American Poets, Robert Creeley Award, and Columbia 
        University's Medal for Excellence;
Whereas Tracy K. Smith has taught at Marymount Manhattan College, Medgar Evers 
        College of the City University of New York, University of Pittsburgh, 
        Columbia University, Bennington College, Bread Load School of English, 
        and currently teaches at Princeton University, serving as Director of 
        the Creative Writing Program;
Whereas Tracy K. Smith was twice appointed as Poet Laureate of the United States 
        by the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, for the 2017-2018 and 2018-
        2019 terms, respectively; and
Whereas Tracy K. Smith said that ``Poetry tells us that the world is full of 
        wonder, revelation, consolation, and meaning.'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors Tracy K. Smith for her selection by the 
        Librarian of Congress as the 22d Poet Laureate of the United 
        States;
            (2) recognizes the accomplishments of Tracy K. Smith; and
            (3) encourages the people of the United States to explore 
        the impact that the creative arts and poetry has in their daily 
        lives.
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